Detroit Free Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As if being selected by an Original Six franchise with a history rich in Swedish picks, Axel Sandin Pellikka’s final journey to the 2023 NHL draft was one for the memory. The bad air quality that has blanketed so much of the United States in recent days disrupted Sandin Pellikka’s plans to fly

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Detroit Red Wings used their second first-round pick on a Swedish defenseman. Axel Sandin Pellikka was taken at No. 17 overall on Wednesday, the first night of the NHL draft. “It’s an unbelievable feeling, a sigh of relief,” Sandin Pellikka said. “Just getting up to hug my parents, my siblings, it’s un

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Detroit Red Wings selected center Nate Danielson at No. 9 in Wednesday’s opening round of the 2023 NHL draft. ALSO…: Red Wings select Axel Sandin Pellikka with No. 17 pick in 2023 NHL draft “To hear my name actually called by Steve Yzerman, I didn’t really believe it at first,” Danielson

NASHVILLE — What I knew about hockey growing up as a Southerner, I mostly learned by playing video games. And one game, in particular. Since the early 1990s, one of the best things this sport has had going is the series of annual NHL games produced by Electronic Arts (or EA Sports). I spent a

The continued poor air quality in Detroit has prompted a change for plans for the Red Wings. The team announced late Wednesday morning it’s 2023 NHL draft watch party planned to be held at Chevrolet Plaza instead will be moved inside Little Caesars Arena. “Doors to the arena will open at 6:00 p.m.,” the team

So much in a rebuild rides on making the right selections at the NHL draft that it can leave a general manager restless. Steve Yzerman, about to embark on his fifth draft as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, shed some insight into what it is like. “I can tell you, it’s nerve-wracking,” Yzerman

Excitement is building over the 2023 NHL draft, with many fans wondering who will make their way to Hockeytown. The Detroit Red Wings have the No. 9 and No. 17 picks in the first round in the draft, which begins Wednesday night. The last time the Red Wings had the No. 9 pick was 2017,

The Detroit Red Wings dropped their 2023-24 schedule Tuesday, revealing they will open and close on the road and host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first home game. The Wings begin the season at the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 12 and close it April 16 at the Montreal Canadiens. The first game at

With the NHL back on pre-pandemic schedule, this will be a particularly busy week for teams. First up is the draft: The Detroit Red Wings hold picks No. 9 and No. 17 in Wednesday’s Round 1 and picks 41, 42, 43, 73, 117, 137, 169 and 201 in Rounds 2-7 on Thursday. General manager Steve

The Detroit Red Wings head into this week’s 2023 NHL draft with 10 picks. And while they may not use them all — they also had 10 going into last year’s draft before general manager Steve Yzerman wheeled and dealed his way to nine picks plus semi-veteran goalie Ville Husso in a trade — there’s

The NHL draft is a few days away, bringing to the forefront what the Detroit Red Wings can do to improve their fortune. A slew of trades over the past couple years by general manager Steve Yzerman has yielded a draft capital that has the Wings holding five picks in the first two rounds: At

Gabe Perreault deserves to be high on the Detroit Red Wings’ list of possibilities with their first pick in next week’s draft. General manager Steve Yzerman said this week that he anticipates picking where the lottery put the Wings — rather than trade up — which is at No. 9. Teams lean towards the best

The Detroit Red Wings have eight exhibition games to sort out their roster decisions for the 2023-24 season. The preseason schedule was released Thursday; the regular-season slate is expected to be released in July. The Wings begin their exhibition season on Sept. 26 against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Arena. While veterans use exhibition

Mike Vernon, the undersized goaltender who fought Patrick Roy and helped end the Detroit Red Wings’ 42-year Stanley Cup drought, is among the 2023 Hockey Hall of Fame selections. The class was announced Wednesday and also included players Tom Barrasso (who beat out Steve Yzerman for rookie of the year in 1984), Henrik Lundqvist, Pierre